Undergraduate Seminar (390-0-1)

Topic

Global Medieval: Problems and Possibilities

Instructors

Christina E Normore

Meeting Info

Kresge 4354 Art Hist. Sem. Rm.: Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

Overview of class

This course has two parts. For the first two thirds of the class we will read key texts in the emerging field of global medieval art history in order to familiarize students with the broad outlines of the
historiography and current debates. In the second half of the course, each student will choose a key location or route (to be selected the first day of class with help from the instructor) and prepare several short weekly presentations on it in relation to topics such as architecture, portable objects, patrons and artisans. These presentations and their attendant research will build to allow each student to create a final 15-minute long presentation (a standard length for conference panel papers in the field) and are intended to help students develop their skills as public, scholarly speakers as well as to give the class as a whole a set of case studies for comparison.

Class Materials (Required)

None

Class Notes

Please use the following link for Art History Waitlist information: https://arthistory.northwestern.edu/courses/2023-2024/registration_waitlist.html